Where does “savn” come from?
savn (Faroese) comes from Faroese savna, from Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.
savn (Faroese): museum, collection
Ancestry of “savn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | savna | to collect |
| 2 | Old Norse | samna | to collect, assemble |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *samnōną | — |
Words derived from “savn”